No BIOS screen

[Ski4ever5]

I built my first PC today and when I turned it on all of the lights and fans came on. When I looked at my monitor it said it had no signal. I tried another HDMI cord with the same result. When I removed the GPU and tried running of of my computers discreet graphics the monitor still says no signal. Please help!

 

[Paul NZ]

Whats the mobo and cpu

The BIOS on the mobo probably doesnt support the CPU. Unless you update the BIOS

 

[Ski4ever5]

Whats the mobo and cpu

The BIOS on the mobo probably doesnt support the CPU. Unless you update the BIOS

I have a Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 and an intel i5-7600k, I checked and it says they're compatible. How would I update the BIOS?

 

[weberdarren97]

Ignore this. I was wrong.

 

[weberdarren97]

Ignore this as well.

 

[Paul NZ]

It'll say it's compatible but since thats a 6th gen mobo and the CPU is 7th. It needs a BIOS update to support that CPU

If you want to use a Kaby Lake, buy a Z270 mobo.

That mobo needs BIOS F20 to support that CPU

Intel Core i5-7600K 3.80GHz 6MB 350 MHz / 1150 MHz KabyLake 14nm B0 91W 100 F20

You cant update the BIOS if it cant post. You'll have to buy or borrow a Skylake CPU it supports first then flash the BIOS. Then install this

Or take it to a shop and ask them

Or buy an updated BIOS chip on Ebay

That depends if it's got BIOS F20 on it now

 

[weberdarren97]

I feel so stupid. I knew that. #dyslexia

I read 6600K xD

 

[Paul NZ]

I forgive you

 

[weberdarren97]

Just as a friendly word of caution... If you're not familiar with basic circuitry including chip removal and replacement, please don't attempt to replace the BIOS chip on your own. Note that the BIOS chip is likely soldered in place.

 

[Paul NZ]

Maybe for some mobos. But some of them can be removed. Otherwise sellers on sites like Ebay wouldnt be selling them

 

[weberdarren97]

Maybe for some mobos. But some of them can be removed. Otherwise sellers on sites like Ebay wouldnt be selling them

I agree, but I always put that warning up just in case OP happens to have a motherboard that has a soldered chip on it. I've seen people ruin their motherboards by attempting to pull the chip out and then cracking the PCB around it.

 

[Paul NZ]

True. Altho places like ASUS / whoever shouldnt really solder BIOS chips on desktops anyway.

They should know by now that not all of them support whatever CPU you buy.

And customers rather than buying a whole new mobo, or another CPU, should be able to replace the chip.

Which would be cheaper